Bottle-labeling machine.



No. 868,741. PATENTED (Lw/1122, M307.

J. H. WENDTi BOTTLE LABBLING MGHINE. APPLIUATION FILED 1m11.26. 1906.

No. 868,741. PATENTBD 00122, 1907. J. H. WBNDT.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED M AR. ze, 1906.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 868,741. PATENTED OCT. 22, 1907. J. H. WBNDT.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1906. v

3 SHEETS*SHEBT 3.

llftrlilllhtrtl titiilhitlih "JOHN li. WENDT, OF HICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLELABELING MACHINE.

No. neef/41.

To all 'a1-lumi it may concern.'

Bo it known that i, Joux Ii. lYi-nurr. n citizen of the United btntes. residing nt ("hiengo. in the county of Cook und that oi Iilinois. have invented vert-(tin new l und nnoiul [mpi'mwnienlsin {hutte-Labeling tinihnvfi,

ol' whif'h the following is n spor-intuition This intention rel-(tten to nnuhines for :tpplying lawith patto, then brought, into contant with the bottlesA nt tho proper infn-tion rn lox'zltions thereon for thv disploy of tin` htlaoln, nnd are lnnlly neatly preesed upon Specification of Letters Patent Application filed March 26,1906. Serial No. 308,119.

Patented Oct. 22, 190'?l sprocket lt on the opposite side of the machine. En-

eiroling th l sprofkets 15. 19 and 2l, isa Carrier chain 23, and simil-.trly eneireling the sproekets 16, 20 and 22,

is at companion mrrier-r'hztin Z4.

ligidly secured to the inner sides o thechnins 23 und 24. :tt uniformly spared intervals. are a Series of ssn-lill plates indioated :1t 25, on which nre mounted the bottle gripping und vhtinging devices. These devices on on(` of thil rhnins nre adapted to grip the base ofthe bottle. and the similar devices on the other chain are adopted to grip the neck of the bottle; the bottle being supported horizontally by and between snd gripping deviens. As the devices of the two Series nre snbstmi- 7 0v tizilly alike) differing only in the degree o1' extent to whii'h, they open to receive the bottle. a description of one will nulli@ for all. llnch device comprises essentinlly :t lxed jim' :Ztl rigidly secured to the plate 25, and projecting outwardly of' the Inrrier Chain, and o. '75 movable jaw 27 pivoted on the Plitt@ 25, said movable jow having in inwardly extending milpiece 28 Carrying nn nntirr'tion roller' 2E). The inner sides of the jnws lntve laterally projeiting [hinges 30 and 3l, re spoetively, curved to Conform to the portions of the sini-nee of the bottle which thoy respectively engage. The jztwt` :tre nornntlly forced together into gripping or the surtir of tho bottles so no to sei'nro n thorough und It?) Complete mlhefsion and nn et'feetive display of the labels.

ln its `twin'nnl annetto the nntelaine of the` present invention innipi'ieets nn endless bott1r fn.rrier provided with :t plurality ot' nuitttbly spam-d bottle gripping and 1 ttt holding divines to receive the bottles iron] :t feeding Convefyer or' other Snil'nhie source oi supply; n, ineehnn ism'wbivh introduces the posted htbels sowossively moroso the path oi travel ol suwessivi bottles; nud u labo] smoothing and compressing xnefhztnisni whirh 25 wipes ovni theouter smrnoo of the label or htbels on the bottles mid effects their smooth and Complete :td-

lit) drttwin trunuve hesion to the bottles.

A nnwhine embodying the operative principle of my present invention in iil'nntr-ited in the :icc'olnpnnying in which,

Figure l io ei vertitl section of the mnohine; Fig. 2 in n. rear otevntional View; Fig. 3 isf u, top plnn View with the tmttte-c-lnlnping devices omitted for the sake of clenriwnn; Fig. fi in :t detail View of one oi the series i ol" bottin-linups or grippere whiih engagea thiI neolill )mit of innin parallel eide frame members, in nnd betwmn whith the innin operative pnitn oi the nuzihine nro mom l. in thel lower portion oi these frmues nud ly thoreof jonrnaled a drivo-slntit lll, on one ovot'hnnging end of which in n driving pulley l2.

iii in :tnd lwtween the upper .ends oi the side i'mne mein bers no1-tr the iront and rent ends thereof are journnlefl n poil' oi ohnt IR :ind llt. On tho nhnit l1., inside the Side hunne members nre n pair of relatively lznge fun-onlie@ wheels l5 und lo, on the inner sides of which :n'e lornml Virt-nlm flanges l? :intl ttt, respectively, the

fil :ne in the sente vertical piane with the sprocket .l5

ou one nido et the machine, and tbe sprockets 20 and and suitably spaced :tp-nrt; which oido fra-me members may be conveniently supported upon on arched -vross-tie 34 connecting the moin sido frames 10. in

and between the side frames 33 :tre suitably mounted side by side, :t pair ol larger and `nnnller label hoppere :55 and 36, resp-1 ".l.y, which boppers are open at their upper ends tor the insertion of a. stock of labels, and are likewise open nt their lower ends with the exception ol inwardly projecting ledges 3'? and 38 o opposite Sides, which support opposite edges of the labo-ls, lneh hopper is provided with a follower 39 that may be drawn downtvzndly so as to maintain a uniform jnensuro upon the stack of labels by meollo o weight` -10 suspendod by cords 4l passing over guidepulleys .112 und connected nt their upper ends to the tolhnvers, as indicated in Fig. l; the side walls of the hoppons boing slotted, its shown at 43, to permit the attachment oi the cords to the followers. Mounted on the shaft 1M. journitled in and between the side frames l nre n pair of rubber-tipped hogere 45, which' are ennsed to rotate lin the direction oi the arrow shown in Fig. '1., the tips of said lingers sweeping throngh'thq openings in the lower ends of the label hopper.

sprocket 57, and intermeshing gears 5S arid {E9-'on "the shatol said second sprocket and thelflnger shaft 44,

respectively. The paste roll' 46 is driven from lthel shaft 14 by intermeshing gears GO and 6l, and 'the auX-' iliary paste roll Li8 is driven from the main paste roll by cooperating gears 6l and 63. An idler gear G4 betweenthe auxiliary pasto roll 4S and the iced roll 5G drives the latter from the former; an idler gear G5 between the auxiliary paste roll and the feed roll 52 drives the latter from the former; and another idler gear 66 between the eed 'roll 52 and delivery roll 5ft drives the latter from the former.

Fast on a pair of hinge shafts G7 and 68 are 'a pair oi oppositely projecting shutters Gand 7G, which are.

normally held in a common horizontal plane just be neath and beyond the discharge rolls 53 and 54 by springe 7l and 72 engagingthe lower ends of arms73 and 74, respectively, secured to said hinge shalt, the

upward spring of said shutters being limi-ted by suitable coperating stops such as 75 and 76, shown as cooperating with shutter 70. These shutters, when in their raised or horizontal position, receive thc pasted labels successively, pasted side up, between the passage therethrough of the successive bottles, as hereinafter more particularly described.

Beneath the label-supporting shutters is located the smoothing and pressing mechanism, which comprises essentially a pair ot shoes 77' of similar form but inversely disposed, these shoes having their inner surfaces shaped to conform to the contour of a longitudt nal section of the surface ol the bottley These shoes are pivoted substantially centrally oi their backs to the lower ends of a pair of hanger-arms 78, that are pivoted on transverse rods 7) extending between thc main side trames. lt will be observed by reference to Fig. l that thc shoes and their suspending means are so positioned as to cause the shoes to lic slightly separated and on opposite sides of a vertical plane coinciding with thc longitudinal axes oi the bottles on the descending section of the conveyor. The upper edges of the shoes are connected by tension springs 80 ,to collars 8l adjustably mounted on the hangers 78, whereby, by adjusting thc position of said collars, thc tension of said springs can be nicely regulated. The springs normally act to hold the .shoes with their inner surfaces upwardly divergent to readily receive between them the lower surlaco of thc descending bottle; but said shoes are capable of rocking on their pivotal connections with thel hangers 78 as tho bottlel passes between them, whereby the inner or bottle-engaging surfaces of the shoes press smoothly upon and wipe over the labels previously applied to the bottles by the shutters 69 and 70.

The operation ol the individual mechanisms ol thc machine has been to a consider-abt(` extent described;

v but its connected operation as a whole may bc brictly 1 principle of the invention.

vor by a suitable conveyer1` mechanism such as is indiexplained as follows. The carrier travels continuously in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. l. The bottles to be labeled are supplied to the clamps on the left-handv or ascending section oi the carrier manually cated at A in Fig. l, the bottles entering the jaws of the clamps while said jaws are dstended'or separated due to the` engagement of the rollers 29 carried by the tailpieces 28 with the flanges 17 and 18. As soonA as the clamps pass beyond said flanges, the jaws of the clamps are automatically closed uporrthe bottles,l whereby the latter, securely supported, are oarriedby and over the Atop section of the machine During this operation,

the label-feeding and pasting devices are at work preparing. and'presenting the" labels across the path o'SO travel -of the bottles; the fingers 45 operating at cach rotation to draw out the upperxend of the uppermost labels o the stacks, and throw the extracted ends intothe nip of the eed-rolls 49 and 50, by which latter the labels are passed onubetween Ithe pasting rolls 16 and 48, by. which a coat-of paste is applied to the upper surfaces of the labels, whence the labels are further advanced through the feeding rolls 5l and 52, and are then discharged by the rolls 53, 54 flat upon the hinged shutters (59 and 70 just prior to the passage of a bottle between said shutters, As the bottle descends upon and between the shutters 69 and 70, it contacts the upper or pasted sides of the labels; and during the descent between and through the shutters, said labels are roughly spread upon 'the lower side of the bottle in their proper 95 relative positions, adhering thereto as the bottle descends further into'contact with the compressing and smoothing shoes 77. The inner surfaces o these latter, having substantially thc form and contour of sections of thek bottle, snugly wipe over the label-covered surface of the bottle during its descent, and, by virtue of the rocking action of the shoes on their pivots, neatly. smooth and press the labels upon the bottle throughout their entire extent. After each bottle has passed between said shoos, the springs 8O of the'latter automatic- 105 ally return the shoes to a position favorable for the reception of the next succeeding bottle.. l, Shortly after the labeled bottle has passed between the shoes 77, thc rollers 29 of the tail-pieces 28 of the movable jaws contact the flanges 17 and 18, thereby opening the jaws and 110 permitting the labeled bottle to drop onto a suitable discharging conveyor, such as is indicated conventionally at is. 1 f l From the foregoingit will be seen that the machine is continuously acting andentircly automatic, it being i necessary only to maintain the supply of labels to the label hoppers, to keep thepaste box supplied, and to maintain a supply of unlabeled bottles to the -feeding-in conveyor A.

.ln order to render the description and illustration of the machine complete and operative, specific details of the mechanism for feeding the labels forward into thel 'A path of the bottles and for pasting them as they are fed forward have been shown and described herein, but the speci tic details of such mechanism form no part of` the l eenen-:i

the path `of travel or the bottle, substantiallyT is described.'

2. In n hottlwlabcling machine, the combination vvith an endless carrier provided with a bottle-clamping device,

of a .yieldnhlc support `for :i pasted label disposed across` the path of travel of the bottle, and a wiping mechanism orsniootliing und pressing the label on the bottle :lisoV disposed across the path of travel ot' the bottle, substantinlly :is described.

3. In a bottle-labeling machine, the tornbinntion'lwithan endless carrier provided with n bottle-clamping' device, v of it yieldailale lsupport for a pasted label disposed across the path of travel of the bottle, a wiping mechanism for smoothing und pressing the label on the hottie also dis posed across the path of trnvcl of the bottle, and incansfor automatically releasing the bottle from the clamping de vice, substantially ns described.

4. ln a bottlodnbeling machine, the combination with a carrier comprising, a pair ot parallel endless chains, of two series oi hottle-cla1nping devices mounted opposite euch other on sold chains, respectively, one of said series serving to clump the bottles at their bases and the other series chunpiiit; the bottles et their neclrs, substantially '9.5i described 5. In :i bottle-labeling machine, the combination with un endless carrier having o. series of bottle-clamping devices, of a yieldnble support l'or a pasted label disposed across the path of travel ofthe bottle, a label hopper, mechanism for transferring the labels successively from said hopper tn said support, and means for applying paste to said labels in transit, substantiallylas described.

.6.3111 t bottlednbelng machine, the vcombination wit an,endlessfcn'rrier having zi .series of bottle-clamping devce'sfoi :ily-icidnble 'support for a pasted label comprising n pair of pivotedyieldable shutters disposed vopposite each other across the path of travel of n bottle, and ineens normti'lly tending to maintain said shutters in :i con'nnon horizontal plaine, substantially as described.

7.. In n bottlodabeling machine, the combination with an endless carrier h :ifving' a series of bottle-clamping dcvicrs,-a1nd' means for presenting 'a 'pasted label across the path oi. the bottles on lsaid carrier, of a pair of oppositely facing-pivoted shoes disposed across the path of the bottics, said `shoes having wiping surfaces shaped to the contour of thebotties and adapted to smooth down tho Alabels thereon, nnd springs normally holding.: said shoes in bottle-receiving position, but permitting them to rock on their pivots the bottle passes therethrough, substantially as described.

JOHN HLVL'WnNn'r.

Witnesses SAMUEL N. POND, Fnennnlcn C. Goonvrin. 

